enlivened

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The composition is utterly still, devoid of human presence and enlivened only by fluttering harbor flags and the canvas’s scintillating pinpoints of color.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

After spending the last decade writing about his life and childhood, writing about what’s happening right now has clearly enlivened Bono’s storytelling and songwriting abilities.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

Literature is enlivened as a result, and so, too, is our appreciation of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

He enlivened concrete, illuminated chain link, made cardboard fluid.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

He enlivened an hour, and then departed to mess with our fellows.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson